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telogen

 [tel´o-jen]
the quiescent or resting phase of the hair cycle, following catagen. At this stage the hair has become a club hair and does not grow further.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

tel·o·gen

(tel'ō-jen),
Resting phase of hair cycle.
[G. telos, end, + -gen, producing]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

telogen

(tĕl′ə-jən)
n.
The phase in the hair growth cycle during which a new hair is formed in the follicle and a hair that has stopped growing is shed. It follows and generally lasts longer than catagen.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

tel·o·gen

(tel'ō-jen)
Resting phase of hair cycle.
[G. telos, end, + -gen, producing]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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